Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-01-13

become alarmed at the condition OF af
fairs ia his party IN congress and real
ICES the necessity OF doing something
as soon as possible. 1t is said Senator
Vest and s. s. Cox will be his mouth
pieces in each end of tle Capitol to
get the tariff question again up for dis
cussion. II they fail, the president
threatens to cail an extra session of
the Fiftieth Congress upon the expira-
ton Of this hoping that II may carry
out his wishes.
Representative Mills Of Texas, and
Cox OF New York, VIII ee the rival
candidates for the craftsmanship of the
Ways and Means committee in the Fiji
tieth congress, and the result will indi-
cate whether it ~ tlse disposition of the
party to adopt q bold and aggressive
tariff policy or one more conciiiatory.
AS TO the republicans and tariff reform,
for the remainder of this session, tlsesr
members of the Ways and Meoas COM
mittee have decided TO adopt MS plat
form revenue bill which favors re-
duction OF internal revenue and AN
adjustment of tariff.
Attorney General Garland, who had
not been in the Senate chamber since
the Pan Eclectric Investigation, attend
ed the Logan funeral ia company with
the other members of the Cabinet. 1t
is claimed that Mr. Garland is not .har-
assed by the criticisms upon him which
appear in print, for the reason that he
knows nothing ebout them, as he does
not read the newspapers, and is conse-
quently ignorant of what is said and
thought in the world.
Public printer Benedict, who has
made himself notorious by the whole
sale discharge of employees in his de-
partMeht, will soon be tried In the fur
mace to see IL he himself is not want
ing. Representative Farquhar, on the
part of the printer's union of New
York, is conducting the fight against
his confirmation IN tho Senate. Oppo-
sit;on to him is based upon the grounds
that he is not "a practical printer,
which the law stipulates public print
er shall be- Mr., Farquher argued that
unless Mr.. Benedict could earn the av-
erage wages In n composing room he
could not be considered practical
printer This he raid, would be rating
practical printer very low.
A few days ago Senator Mitchell, of
Pennsylvania, asked the senate to pass
a bill giving q pension of ~ ,000 year
to the widow OF Senator Logan. The
bill failed then through the interior
encc OF Senator Coke, of Texas. but
yesterday 1t was brought to q vote and
amount as 9 that , gwen Is the Widows OF
General Hancock and Gen. Thomas.
1t is probable that new Inaugural
ton day will be determined upon by
congress. Last June the senate voted
to extend the presidents term of Of
flee To the last Tuesday in April, and
also TO substitute the last Tuesday in
April for the fourth of March as the
commencement and termination of
the official terms of Vice Presidents,
Senators and Representatives Some
of the reasons given for this change
were that the first president was inaug-
urated on the 30th of April, that it
would be fitting celebration Of Geo.
Washington's Inauguration TO inaugu-
rate the president in 1889 upon the
same day, and that the fourth of
Morci, us the day for installing new
government unduly curtails the sec
ond session of every congress,
In the huuse of representatives this
resolution passed by the senate, came
in contact with the Grain resolution.
This proposed that the Constitution be
so amended that the term of the Fifth
eth congress shall end on Dec. Jtst at
noon; that the Fifty-first congress shall
meet Immediately thereafter, and that
the meeting day of each succeeding
congress shall be the second Tuesday
In January. Mr.. Grains plan would
bring the Fifty-flrst congress together
about two months after the members
had been elected, instead of thirteen
months, as is now the cuse. 1t short
ems the term of the tiext congress two
months, but it affords all future con-
gresseo an opportunity for sessions of
twelve months IL desirable. The sen
ate proposition adds one month to the
second session of each term. The
house Judiciary Committee is now con-
sidering both of these plans and it is
thought they will report a resolution
containing the best points in both.
General Sherman was non commit
tai when asked about an alleged cor
respondence between himself and Mr..
Blaine, in which the latter offered to
personally support him for the presi-
Dental nomination in 1884. ''lf any
such letters exist" suggested the old
soldier, cit will be tine enough to pub
Iish them after Mr. Blaine and have
passed away" just before General s.
was retired, he was heard to say one
day at the War Department, that he
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